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        Display Managers are graphical programs used for starting the
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        Choosing a Display Manager or Desktop Environment is highly
        subjective. The choice depends on the look and feel of the packages,
        the resources (memory and disk space) required, and the utilities
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        In this chapter, the installation instructions of some Display
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